Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-08-05

stood according to his worth. In England,
he said, a dissenter was obliged TO apologize
for himself, DIR, Parker has received scores
of letters wishing him godspeed. Mr.. Glad
stone wrote, wishing him a safe and happy
visit to America
1t is reported that DR.. Gross, a wealthy re-
tired army surgeon and a well-kuown menl-
Der of society in Ireland, has been arrested in
Cork on the charge of having murdered his
wife by gradual poisoning The wife's re-
mains were exhumed five weeks after the in
terment, and upon analysis traces Of poison
were found. DIR. Cross married his family
goverDess fortnight after his wifes death.
More than 130 members of Parliament have
signed memorial to President Cleveland and
the United States Congress in favor of the
settlement Of international disputes by arbi.
tration.
Sir J. Blackwood secretary of the imperial
postoftice department, ON behalf of the
british government, is coming to Canada
Tor the purpose Of studying the, advantages
offered by the Canadian Pacific railway
against those offered by the United States
lines lines as an imperial mail route to the east.
de viii be accompanies over the line to the
Pacific coast by Hon, MI. Mclean, post
master-genefal The report will decide the
prospects of the Canadian Pacific railway
route and the proposed subsidy from the
BRITISH government.
Patent, the defaulting cashier of the Hoch-
elaga bank, who has returned to Montreal
from Chicago to stand his trial, will plead
guilty to the charge preferred against him.
Parent, in answer to question as to what
prompted hm to return to Montreal, said; II
expect to be dealt with more leniehtly here.
The way Of the transgresSor is hard in Hi
nois at present. The air in Chicago Is filled
with Doodle cry and l could not reasonably
expect any mercy" His friends believe that
his previous good character and the restitu-
tion he has made will get him off, while, on
the other hand, the Guarantee company Is re-
solved to make an example Of him.
Six thousand persons attended meeting
at Paris. held to protest against the rejection
of the Metropolitan railway scheme by the
Chamber of Deputies NJ. LeCroy, formerly
minister of commerce, presided. The at
tempts of revolutionary orators to obtain
hearing at the meeting led to a free fight and
a stampede, and the revolutionists were left
in possession of the hall.
An anti-coercion meeting was held in Man.
chester, Eng. Mr.. Michael Davitt made a
speech. in the course of which he said that he
feared the decease of the government would
not be delayed long enough to allow the
digging of grave wide and deep enough to
bury it in
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July 81, says: "M. Jansen, e overnor of the
Congo Free State, writes from Bona that,
since receiving the news of the arrival of
Stanley at the camp on the Aruwimi river,
no messenger has arrived from the upper
Congo, and that the first news of any acci-
dent that may have happened to Stanley must
be brought by the Congo state messenger, who
is expected to arrive at Bona in few days.
The British ship Star of Scotia, from San
Francisco for Queenstown, has been wrecked
off the Falkland Islands. The first officer
and seven members of the crew were
drowned.
Twenty-Five hundred joiners are on strike
at Hamburg The police have suppressed
the joiners union. Workmen of all trades
are intensely indignant.
Three young Nihilists murdered General
Nesterovas' widow at Vladikavkas, and stole
100000 roubles They were arrested while
trying to escape to Turkey.